Wildlife sightings - 11/05/2018

Tide level a.m.: low

Wader Lake

Avocet 38 (8 nesting)

Oystercatcher 2

Lapwing 12 + 5 young

Little ringed plover 2

Redshank 3

Common tern 16

Black headed gull 22

Lesser black backed gull 2

Grey heron 30 + 10 young

Shoveler 4

Shelduck 21

Saline Lagoon

Lapwing 2

Redshank 1

Oystercatcher 2

Hawthorn wood

Bullfinch 5

Greenfinch 2

Nuthatch 1

Great spotted woodpecker 2

Other birds

Mute swan - river: 6

Common whitethroat - Wader Lake footpath: 2

Blackcap - Wader Lake footpath: 3

Bullfinch - Wader Lake footpath: 2

Long tailed tit - Saline Lagoon footpath: 2

Mandarin (male) - Reservoir: 1

Tree sparrow - Visitor Centre feeders: 3

Other wildlife species

Amphibians:

Smooth newt - Forgotten meadow: 8

Invertebrates:

Peacock butterfly - Wader Lake

Speckled wood butterfly - Wader Lake

Flora:

Red campion

Lagoon bank

 

 

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